Route 447 bridge reopens over Spruce Cabin Run in Barrett Township

The Route 447 bridge over Spruce Cabin Run in Barrett Township reopened today, according to PennDOT.

The bridge had been closed since Jan. 13 while workers removed and replaced it.

During construction, Route 447 was closed and detoured between Route 390 and Mill Creek Road. The posted detour routed traffic on routes 191 and 390.

Also included in this project was the replacement of the Route 191 bridge over Brodhead Creek in Stroud Township, PennDOT says. During construction, the Route 191 bridge was closed and detoured between Route 447 and Stokes Avenue from April to December 2013.

J.D. Eckman Inc. of Atglen was the general contractor on the $3,067,487 project to replace both bridges.

The old Route 447 bridge was a single span concrete box beam bridge that was constructed in 1957. The new bridge is a 68-feet-long, 32-feet-wide, single-span concrete box beam bridge. This section of Route 447 has an average daily traffic volume of 2,198 vehicles.

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